My preemie Malena Lola was born at 25 weeks gestation and weighed 1.6 lbs. She spent almost 8 months in the NICU at the Alberta Children’s Hospital in Calgary, Canada. During this time I spent every day with my baby girl – I would arrive at the hospital very early in the morning and stay […]
Studies show that there are differences between preemies and their full-term peers and birth and beyond, but you don’t really need to dive deep into the research to know that. Every parent of a preemie knows that preemies march to the beat of their own drums, in and out of the NICU. These differences are […]
Parenting in the NICU is exhausting – physically, mentally, and emotionally. It takes a huge toll on your body and your spirit, and that’s true even when your journey is a relatively easy one. If you’re coping with the effects of extreme prematurity or your preemie is sick, you’re facing an even longer, tougher road. […]
Today’s post comes from Tina B., one of our NICU Ambassadors. Well, what can I say… I started having contractions and bleeding on November 18, 2011, on a Friday night, I was 26 weeks along with our first child. So, my husband and I went to the ER, and they kept me overnight and then […]
Almost anyone who has a preemie has heard of Early Intervention (EI), at least in passing. Some NICUs are really fantastic about providing parents with information about resources available to parents of preemies. Others don’t provide moms and dads with as much information, but will make basic suggestions about therapies, services, and more for preemies. […]
The NICU days are stressful, as may be the days that follow if your preemie comes home with medical equipment and special needs. Prematurity is a difficult journey – one that right now, you may feel you’ll never want to relive – and so keeping a baby book or scrapbook for your preemie might be […]
The first tumultuous days in the neonatal intensive care unit can be incredibly hard on parents of preemies. Their natural instinct is to care for and protect their new sons and daughters, but there may not be anything for them to actually do. And when a preemie’s condition doesn’t allow for much physical contact, if […]
For Prematurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing Sharon’s story… This is the story of our son Daniel Joseph Goodwin IV born on May 29th, 2017. We had been trying to get pregnant for five years but after going to doctors, I was diagnosed with PCOS, a condition which made it hard to get pregnant. We tried […]
For Prematurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing Ruby’s story… Preemie Love was founded by Ruby Kimondo on May of 2015. Her motivation to start Preemie Love was driven by her own personal experiences with prematurity. Ruby is forty years old, married and with four sons. She experienced severe Preeclampsia in all four pregnancies leading to three […]
For Prematurity Awareness Month, we’re sharing Elisabeth’s story… In April of 2015, we found out we were pregnant shortly after we found out we were adding a girl to our family of three! We were so excited and started planning and imagining our new life! Ean, our now 8 year old (who was 6 […]
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